Mary Margaret McBride
Radio Host

Mary Margaret McBride Net Worth

Mary Margaret McBride was a pioneering radio host, interviewer, and journalist who was born in Missouri on November 16, 1899. Her radio programs aired on CBS, NBC, and ABC for over forty years, and she wrote nine books between 1926 and 1966, including Jazz, Charm, and Mary Margaret McBride's Harvest of American Cooking.
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Birth Day November 16, 1899
Birth Place Missouri
Age 120 YEARS OLD
Died On Apr 7, 1976 (age 76)
Birth Sign Scorpio

💰 Net worth: $1.6 Million (2024)

About

Radio host, interviewer and Journalist whose popular CBS, NBC, and ABC radio programs aired for over forty years. She released over nine books between 1926 and 1966, including Jazz, Charm, and Mary Margaret McBride's Harvest of American Cooking.

Before Fame

She earned a degree in journalism from the University of Missouri in 1919 and subsequently worked for The Cleveland Press and The New York Evening Mail.

Trivia

She worked, in the early years of her career, as a radio talk show host for a women's advice program that aired on WOR-New York City.

Family Life

She was married to voice actor Bill Thompson from 1950 until his death in 1971.

Associated With

Actress Vivian Vance played a character in a 1954 episode of I Love Lucy whose name, Mary Margaret McMertz, was a reference to Mary Margaret McBride.

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